Loyalists Take Back Country's Largest Air Base Near Aden
August 04 2015
Forces loyal to Yemen's President Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi have recaptured the nation's largest air base from Houthi rebels, reports the BBC.
The pro-government forces allied to the Saudi-led coalition advanced on Al-Anad airbase near Aden on Monday. The forces later took full control of the facility, said Yemen's Defense Ministry on Tuesday, as cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Loyalist forces were still fighting with Houthis resisting about 4 km (2.5 miles) from the base,...
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